Opinion: New Jersey pizza, the fuel of world champions
An opinion piece humorously links the success of the Spanish World Cup soccer team to the pizza they ordered from a New Jersey shop. The author uses the anecdote to reflect on the dedication required for both athletic and culinary excellence.
Why it matters
Uses a lighthearted cultural connection to discuss the universal themes of hard work and success.
Perhaps you saw the ecstatic scenes this week of Spain's World Cup Championship team arriving back home after they won the tournament in a thrilling 1- zero — excuse me, it's soccer — one - nil victory over Argentina.
La Roja, as they've become known for their red jerseys, took off from Newark airport, landed in Madrid and rode in an open-topped red bus emblazoned "STARS SHINE TOGETHER", to be acclaimed by an estimated 2 million fans, shouting, cheering, and sobbing, as the team hoisted the FIFA World Cup trophy.
You may wonder: what fuels great athletes to play 120 minutes against their mightiest competitors, win by a single goal, and then fly through the night across the Atlantic to parade before their grateful nation?
Love of country? Love of the game? Or pizza from West Orange, New Jersey?
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